What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between China and United States?

12,815 hectares, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs United States: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled

China

36,528 hectares

in 2024

United States

49,343 hectares

in 2024

China rank

2nd

United States rank

1st

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled over time

China
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 49,343 hectares against 36,528 hectares in China, a difference of 12,815 hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times China's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 186 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15,490 hectares	90,729 hectares	75,239 hectares	United States
2010s	29,941 hectares	54,440 hectares	24,499 hectares	United States
2020s	31,672 hectares	55,273 hectares	23,601 hectares	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled, China or United States?: United States, at 49,343 hectares against 36,528 hectares in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between China and United States?: 12,815 hectares, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do China and United States rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?: China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled
Unit: hectares
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 186 places, 4,306 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.